MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 1 - 15, 2003 Edition Kramer Steps Down as Audible President NEW YORK,NY/9/22/03—Robert Kramer has stepped down as president of Audible Inc., and the company does not expect to replace him. Audible chairman Don Kaplan continues to...
Doris
Bowker Acquires
TOP NEWS HEADLINES October 1-15, 2003 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com Bowker Acquires Simba Information 9/16/03—R.R. Bowker has acquired newsletter publisher Simba Information, in a move to expand its range of services. Simba publishes Book...
Children’s Book Sales
TOP NEWS HEADLINES October 1-15, 2003 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com Children's Book Sales Up for First Half, But Numbers of Copies Decline NEW YORK, NY/9/18/03—iSPSOS BookTrends has released a new report showing that consumers spent more money...
Survey Reports
TOP NEWS HEADLINES October 1-15, 2003 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com Survey Reports 30 Percent Gain in E-Book Sales NEW YORK, NY/9/19/03—On the heels of BN.com's announcement that it would no longer offer e-books for sale on its site, the trade...
S&S to Sell
TOP NEWS HEADLINES October 1-15, 2003 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com S&S to Sell Interactive Operation NEW YORK, NY/9/16/03—Simon & Schuster is looking for a buyer for its Simon & Schuster Interactive division, which develops...
Thomas Nelson
TOP NEWS HEADLINES October 1-15, 2003 Edition HOME: http://www.authorlink.com Thomas Nelson Reports Acquisition of World Bible Publishers Assets NASHVILLE, TN/9/23/03—Thomas Nelson, Inc. (NYSE: TNM) today announced that it purchased certain assets of the World...
Study Group
Study Group Approves 13-Digit ISBN Barcode as Single Identifier NEW YORK, NY/9/18/03—The Book Industry Study Group has approved a new policy that will require a 13-digit Bookland EAN bar code as the sole bar code to be printed or stickered on books and book-related...
General News October 1-15, 2003
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 1-15, 2003 Edition GENERAL NEWS Barnes & Noble University, Court TV Offer Forensics Course NEW YORK/9/24/03—In response to the ever-increasing interest in the science of forensics, Barnes & Noble.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNBN) (...
